Coad

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld Cornish cuit ← Proto-Brythonic *koɨd →
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Meanings

proper nounCoad (plural Coads)

plural Coads

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*koɨd
  2. Old Cornishcuit“wood”
  3. EnglishCoad

English surname, from the root of code in the sense of "cobbler's wax." The name could have been influenced by Old Cornish cuit (“wood”), from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd.

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APA

Coad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coad

MLA

“Coad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coad. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coad,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coad.

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